Zeynep Aziz
- F-35
- Turkey
- July 17, 2019
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United States Begins Removing Turkey from F-35 Programme
Washington began removing Turkey from the F-35 programme after Ankara accepted delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile system.
- Russua
- S-400 System
- July 12, 2019
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Turkey Receives First Components of Russian S-400 System
The first S-400 air-defence components arrived in Turkey on 12 July 2019, opening a serious dispute with NATO ally the United States.
- Ekrem
- Istabul
- June 23, 2019
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Ekrem İmamoğlu Wins Istanbul Rerun by Wider Margin
Ekrem İmamoğlu decisively won Istanbul’s repeated mayoral election on 23 June 2019, expanding his earlier narrow lead.
- Attacks
- Gulf of Oman
- June 13, 2019
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Attacks on Tankers Escalate Tensions in the Gulf of Oman
Explosions damaged two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, sharply increasing US-Iran tensions.
- China
- Hong Kong
- June 9, 2019
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Hong Kong Protesters March Against Extradition Bill
A vast march against a proposed extradition law began months of political unrest in Hong Kong.
- EU Parliament
- Europe
- May 26, 2019
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European Elections Produce a More Fragmented Parliament
European Parliament elections weakened the traditional centre-left and centre-right blocs while Greens and liberals gained ground.
- Prime Minister
- Resignation
- May 24, 2019
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Theresa May Announces Her Resignation as British Prime Minister
Theresa May announced she would resign after repeatedly failing to secure parliamentary approval for her Brexit agreement.
- Istanbul
- Turky
- May 6, 2019
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Election Board Orders Istanbul Mayoral Vote Rerun
Turkey’s election authority annulled Istanbul’s March mayoral result and ordered a rerun, intensifying a national political dispute.
- January 16, 2018
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European Union Adopts Its First Continent-Wide Strategy on Plastics
The European Commission launched a plastics strategy on 16 January 2018 aimed at making all plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030.
- January 13, 2018
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Miloš Zeman Wins First Round of Czech Presidential Election, Forcing Runoff
Czech President Miloš Zeman led the first round of voting on 13 January 2018 but fell short of a majority, setting up a runoff against Jiří Drahoš.
